Lake Valley 34

Lake Valley 34 is a rockfill dam located in Traverse County, Minnesota. It carries a Low hazard potential classification and has a fair condition assessment.

About Lake Valley 34

The primary purpose of Lake Valley 34 is fire protection, stock, or small fish pond. The dam maintains a small impoundment used for fire suppression, livestock watering, or as a fish pond. The dam is owned by Gauger, Barbara Ltrust (private). It impounds the Mustinka River-tr near White Rock, Sd.

The dam stands 15 feet tall and stretches 230 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 4 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 71 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. Its condition is rated fair — the dam has minor deficiencies that are being addressed or do not pose an immediate safety threat. The most recent inspection on record was 08/07/2019.

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Low HazardFair ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StateMinnesota
CountyTraverse
Nearest CityWhite Rock, Sd
River/StreamMustinka River-tr
Coordinates45.76650, -96.57226

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeRockfill
NID Height15 ft
Dam Height15 ft
Dam Length230 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage71 acre-ft
Max Storage71 acre-ft
Normal Storage18 acre-ft
Surface Area4 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFire Protection, Stock, Or Small Fish Pond
OwnerGauger, Barbara Ltrust
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentFair
Last Inspection08/07/2019
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMN01770
Federal IDMN01770
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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